The Mother From Hell - August 30 2025

July 25th: Leila Cavett Last Seen(2020) Sometimes a case gets stalled for a number of reasons. Even if the police have a good idea of what, exactly, happened to a victim. On July 25th 2020 a young single mother was seen for the last time. A case that remains unsolved and at a stopping point despite police having a solid idea of who is responsible. https://disappearedblog.com/leila-cavett/, https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/shannon-ryan-murder-trial-leila-cavett-disappearance-south-florida-georgia-mom, https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/witch-doctor-shannon-ryan-charged-leila-cavett-missing-south-florida, https://www.clickorlando.com/news/florida/2020/07/28/police-in-florida-search-for-mother-of-boy-found-wandering-alone/, https://www.clickorlando.com/news/florida/2020/08/17/florida-man-arrested-in-connection-to-missing-woman-whose-toddler-was-found-alone/, https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/08/18/self-proclaimed-witch-charged-with-kidnapping-in-leila-cavett-case/, https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/10/29/self-proclaimed-witch-arrested-in-apprentices-murder-speaks-from-broward-jail/, https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/man-faces-murder-charge-connection-disappearance-leila-cavett-nearly-10-n1267151, https://www.fox13news.com/news/federal-cased-dropped-child-neglect-charge-filed-against-man-in-leila-cavett-case Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Heinä 8min

July 24th: Heather DeWild Went Missing (2003) Sometimes, even when a crime seems obvious, or a suspect is clear, the wheels of justice remain slow. On July 24th 2003 a young woman went missing. A case in which a crime was immediately suspected, and a suspect called out, but justice was not served for over a decade. https://www.westword.com/news/david-dewild-pleads-in-heather-dewild-murder-case-involving-his-twin-brother-5901132, https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/did-identical-dewild-twins-nearly-pull-off-perfect-crime/, ,https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/9news-evenings/dewild-wife-unaware-of-murder-plot-cover-up/73-309141811 https://www.denverpost.com/2011/12/14/estranged-husband-his-twin-and-the-twins-wife-indicted-in-2003-death-of-heather-dewild/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heather-dewild-will-her-killer-get-away-with-murder/, https://www.denverpost.com/2012/10/16/charge-dropped-against-one-of-trio-suspected-in-2003-heather-dewild-killing-in-jeffco/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Heinä 18min

July 23rd: Mari Gilbert Killed (2013) Lightening can’t strike the same spot twice. But tragedy can strike the same family multiple times. On July 23rd 2013 a woman was brutally murdered. A victim whose family had already greatly suffered and were still grieving the horrific loss of one family member when they lost another. https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/05/us/mari-gilbert-shannan-gilgo-beach/index.html, https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a31468369/mari-gilbert-murder-lost-girls/,  https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/gilgo-beach-murders-had-a-tragic-subplot-for-victim-s-mother-20230717-p5dox0.html, https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a31638036/netflix-lost-girls-mari-gilbert-death/, https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2021/11/05/sarra-gilbert-guilty-of-murdering-mother-in-ellenville-loses-appeal/, https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2017/04/20/gilbert-driven-by-jealousy-to-kill-mother-sister-testifies-at-murder-trial/, https://www.thecut.com/2020/03/the-true-crime-tragedy-behind-lost-girls.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Gilbert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Heinä 9min

July 22nd: Robert Farquharson Convicted (2010) Determining the difference between accident and murder can sometimes be difficult. On July 22nd 2010 a man was convicted for one such crime. One that took the lives of three completely innocent children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Farquharson, https://medium.com/@Jpearlwilliams/its-the-open-door-that-gets-me-91fbfe85b212, https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/12/triple-murderer-farquharson-loses-claim-over-gravesites-of-children-he-murdered, https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/crime/display/34018-jai%2C-tyler-and-bailey-farquharson, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10811593/Mother-three-boys-husband-murdered-driving-car-dam-suddenly-DIES.html, https://www.mamamia.com.au/robert-farquharson-winchelsea/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Heinä 11min

July 21st: Trader Joe's Shooting (2018 Los Angeles Hostage Incident) (2018) One incident can set off a deadly domino effect. But not always in the most obvious ways. On July 21st 2018 a deadly shooting took place. One that had an unforeseen outcome considering how it began. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Los_Angeles_hostage_incident, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trader-joes-hostages-share-tales-of-terror-heroism-during-standoff-with-gunman-gene-atkins/, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-03/trader-joes-gunman-murder-trial, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/21/us/trader-joes-hostage-los-angeles.html, https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/21/us/trader-joes-los-angeles/index.html, https://www.wbur.org/kindworld/2020/04/28/marylinda-moss, https://www.npr.org/2020/12/16/947118151/lapd-officers-in-2018-trader-joes-shooting-will-not-be-charged-in-employees-deat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Heinä 13min

July 20th: Steven and Katie Pladl Married (2017) Some crimes are set off by bizarre circumstances. Triggered by events that are devastating, hard to swallow, or difficult to believe. On July 20th’s 2017 a couple were married. A couple who never should have been together in the first place and whose union triggered a ripple effect that would cost 3 innocent people their lives.  *Suggested by Cortney* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Pladl_triple_murder_and_suicide, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steven-pladl-katie-pladl-murder-incest-case-details-emerge/, https://www.eonline.com/news/1372566/a-father-daughter-incest-case-that-ended-in-murder-the-haunting-story-of-katie-pladl, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/sick-father-married-biological-daughter-31961827, https://medium.com/@TalesFromTheCabin/the-father-who-married-his-daughter-and-then-murdered-her-7e7faf01b684 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Heinä 10min

July 19th: Daniel Anderl Killed(2020) Distance makes it difficult to connect crimes. Especially when it crosses state lines and jurisdictions. On July 19th 2020 a young man’s life was taken in an act of bravery. A crime that was connected with another across the country. https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/2020/09/28/north-brunswick-shooting-daniel-anderl-gave-life-save-his-parents/3556227001/, https://www.uscourts.gov/news/2022/12/16/congress-passes-daniel-anderl-judicial-security-and-privacy-act, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/esther-salas-son-murder-roy-den-hollander-48-hours/, https://www.danielslaw.nj.gov/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f, https://garvey.catholic.edu/communications/letters/we-mourn-the-loss-of-daniel-anderl.html, https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2020/07/friends-coaches-remember-the-son-of-federal-judge-killed-in-shooting-he-had-his-whole-life-ahead-of-him.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Heinä 11min

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18 Heinä 10min